Highland Soldier 1820 1920
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Highland Soldier 1820 1920
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Author : Diana M. Henderson
language : en
Publisher: John Donald
Release Date : 2004-06
Highland Soldier 1820 1920 written by Diana M. Henderson and has been published by John Donald this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06 with Soldiers categories.
This book provides a novel approach to the history of the Highland regiments. Badges, buttons and battles only tell a part of a regiment's history and the Highland regiments have always been set apart and set apart and have always considered themselves special. As this book reveals, the roots of that elitist attitude lie in the neglected field of military social history. Diana Henderson's extensive research has revealed a new side to the Highland regiments and this book examines in detail the life of the Highland soldier between 1820 and 1920 and the pride and reputation that has made him so famous and respected through the years. While changes in the origins of the Highland soldiers have taken place, national loyalty, their unique uniform and music and the strong family nature of their regiments have all contributed to the particular character of the Highland battalions. The book examines the character of the highland regiments through the medium of the officers and men, and the result gives hew meaning to Highland regimental history.
Highland Soldier
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Author : Diana M. Henderson
language : en
Publisher: John Donald
Release Date : 1989
Highland Soldier written by Diana M. Henderson and has been published by John Donald this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Scottish Soldier And Empire 1854 1902
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Author : Edward M. Spiers
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2006-07-20
Scottish Soldier And Empire 1854 1902 written by Edward M. Spiers and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-20 with History categories.
The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, largely through letter, diaries and poems published in the provincial press, how his exploits were reviewed in Scotland and how military achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national identity and a deepening degree of imperial commitment.
The British Armed Nation 1793 1815
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Author : J. E. Cookson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1997
The British Armed Nation 1793 1815 written by J. E. Cookson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Looking at the impact of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars on the British Isles, Cookson sheds light on the nature of the British state and the extent of its dependence on society's self-organising powers.
Echoes Of Success Identity And The Highland Regiments
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Author : Ian Stuart Kelly
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2015-03-31
Echoes Of Success Identity And The Highland Regiments written by Ian Stuart Kelly and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-31 with History categories.
In Echoes of Success, Ian Stuart Kelly uses new information about late Victorian Scottish Highland battalions to provide new insights into how groups identify themselves, and pass that sense on to successive generations of soldiers. Kelly applies concepts from organisational theory (the study of how organisations function) to demonstrate how soldiers’ experiences create a ‘blueprint’ of expected behaviours and thought patterns that contribute to their battalion’s continued success. This model manages the interplay between public perception and actual life experiences more effectively than current approaches to understanding identity. Also, Kelly’s primary research offers a more certain description of soldiers’ life, faith, education, and discipline than has previously been available.
Old And New World Highland Bagpiping
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Author : John G. Gibson
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2002-05-22
Old And New World Highland Bagpiping written by John G. Gibson and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-22 with Music categories.
The work is the result of over thirty years of oral fieldwork among the last Gaels in Cape Breton, for whom piping fit unself-consciously into community life, as well as an exhaustive synthesis of Scottish archival and secondary sources. Reflecting the invaluable memories of now-deceased new world Gaelic lore-bearers, John Gibson shows that traditional community piping in both the old and new world Gàihealtachlan was, and for a long time remained, the same, exposing the distortions introduced by the tendency to interpret the written record from the perspective of modern, post-eighteenth-century bagpiping. Following up the argument in his previous book, Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945, Gibson traces the shift from tradition to modernism in the old world through detailed genealogies, focusing on how the social function of the Scottish piper changed and step-dance piping progressively disappeared. Old and New World Highland Bagpiping will stir controversy and debate in the piping world while providing reminders of the value of oral history and the importance of describing cultural phenomena with great care and detail.
United Kingdoms
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Author : Alvin Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023-07-04
United Kingdoms written by Alvin Jackson and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-04 with History categories.
The United Kingdom has been weakening, and this book helps to explain why. Alvin Jackson examines the UK in the light of the experience of similar union states elsewhere, offering the first sustained comparative study across the long 19th century and beyond. The UK was not in fact the only self-styled 'united kingdom' of the time: Jackson argues strikingly that Britain exported the idea of union through the advocacy or encouragement of other multinational united kingdoms at the beginning of the 19th century. The work is distinctive in its geographical breadth. Jackson draws together the histories of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England and explores the links between them and Sweden-Norway, the united Netherlands, Austria-Hungary, and Canada—and many other polities across the globe. United Kingdoms looks too at the institutions and agencies affecting the strength of union—from monarchy, aristocracy, and religion through to class, money, and violence. Jackson offers new overarching arguments about the origins and survival of all union states, and in doing so, sheds new light on the particular history and condition of the UK.
A British Profession Of Arms
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Author : Ian F. W. Beckett
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2018-10-25
A British Profession Of Arms written by Ian F. W. Beckett and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with History categories.
“You offer yourself to be slain,” General Sir John Hackett once observed, remarking on the military profession. “This is the essence of being a soldier.” For this reason as much as any other, the British army has invariably been seen as standing apart from other professions—and sometimes from society as a whole. A British Profession of Arms effectively counters this view. In this definitive study of the late Victorian army, distinguished scholar Ian F. W. Beckett finds that the British soldier, like any other professional, was motivated by considerations of material reward and career advancement. Within the context of debates about both the evolution of Victorian professions and the nature of military professionalism, Beckett considers the late Victorian officer corps as a case study for weighing distinctions between the British soldier and his civilian counterparts. Beckett examines the role of personality, politics, and patronage in the selection and promotion of officers. He looks, too, at the internal and external influences that extended from the press and public opinion to the rivalry of the so-called rings of adherents of major figures such as Garnet Wolseley and Frederick Roberts. In particular, he considers these processes at play in high command in the Second Afghan War (1878–81), the Anglo-Zulu War (1879), and the South African War (1899–1902). Based on more than thirty years of research into surviving official, semiofficial, and private correspondence, Beckett’s work offers an intimate and occasionally amusing picture of what might affect an officer’s career: wealth, wives, and family status; promotion boards and strategic preferences; performance in the field and diplomatic outcomes. It is a remarkable depiction of the British profession of arms, unparalleled in breadth, depth, and detail.
Fighting For Identity
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Author : Steve Murdoch
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-07-26
Fighting For Identity written by Steve Murdoch and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-26 with History categories.
This volume examines the impact of military activity upon Scotland's national identity as the country underwent a fundamental transition through domestic centralisation at the turn of the seventeenth century, integration into the United Kingdom in 1707, and as a partner in Britain's global empire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is divided into three thematic sections that examine the evolution of Scottish military identity over the early modern period, how the Highland region moved from a relationship of hostility to the Lowland political authorities to the central element in eighteenth and ninteenth century Scottish soldiering, and, finally, how aspects of Scotland's civilian society interrelated with her soldiers.
The Late Victorian Army 1868 1902
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Author : Edward M. Spiers
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1992
The Late Victorian Army 1868 1902 written by Edward M. Spiers and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Great Britain categories.